16th meridian east
# 16th meridian east

The meridian 16° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Africa, the Atlantic Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 16th meridian east forms a great circle with the 164th meridian west.

## From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 16th meridian east passes through:

    Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 16°0′E﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 16.000°E﻿ / 90.000; 16.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 80°1′N 16°0′E﻿ / ﻿80.017°N 16.000°E﻿ / 80.017; 16.000﻿ (Norway)  Norway Island of Spitsbergen, Svalbard 76°45′N 16°0′E﻿ / ﻿76.750°N 16.000°E﻿ / 76.750; 16.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea Norwegian Sea 69°18′N 16°0′E﻿ / ﻿69.300°N 16.000°E﻿ / 69.300; 16.000﻿ (Norway)  Norway Islands of Andøy and Hinnøya, and the mainland 66°52′N 16°0′E﻿ / ﻿66.867°N 16.000°E﻿ / 66.867; 16.000﻿ (Sweden)  Sweden 56°12′N 16°0′E﻿ / ﻿56.200°N 16.000°E﻿ / 56.200; 16.000﻿ (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea 54°15′N 16°0′E﻿ / ﻿54.250°N 16.000°E﻿ / 54.250; 16.000﻿ (Poland)  Poland 50°36′N 16°0′E﻿ / ﻿50.600°N 16.000°E﻿ / 50.600; 16.000﻿ (Czech Republic)  Czech Republic 48°47′N 16°0′E﻿ / ﻿48.783°N 16.000°E﻿ / 48.783; 16.000﻿ (Austria)  Austria 46°50′N 16°0′E﻿ / ﻿46.833°N 16.000°E﻿ / 46.833; 16.000﻿ (Slovenia)  Slovenia For about 11 km 46°43′N 16°0′E﻿ / ﻿46.717°N 16.000°E﻿ / 46.717; 16.000﻿ (Austria)  Austria For about 6 km 46°40′N 16°0′E﻿ / ﻿46.667°N 16.000°E﻿ / 46.667; 16.000﻿ (Slovenia)  Slovenia 46°18′N 16°0′E﻿ / ﻿46.300°N 16.000°E﻿ / 46.300; 16.000﻿ (Croatia)  Croatia Passing through Zagreb, east of the city centre 45°13′N 16°0′E﻿ / ﻿45.217°N 16.000°E﻿ / 45.217; 16.000﻿ (Bosnia and Herzegovina)  Bosnia and Herzegovina 44°38′N 16°0′E﻿ / ﻿44.633°N 16.000°E﻿ / 44.633; 16.000﻿ (Croatia)  Croatia 43°29′N 16°0′E﻿ / ﻿43.483°N 16.000°E﻿ / 43.483; 16.000﻿ (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Adriatic Sea 42°59′N 16°0′E﻿ / ﻿42.983°N 16.000°E﻿ / 42.983; 16.000﻿ (Croatia)  Croatia Island of Biševo 42°57′N 16°0′E﻿ / ﻿42.950°N 16.000°E﻿ / 42.950; 16.000﻿ (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Adriatic Sea 41°57′N 16°0′E﻿ / ﻿41.950°N 16.000°E﻿ / 41.950; 16.000﻿ (Italy)  Italy 41°40′N 16°0′E﻿ / ﻿41.667°N 16.000°E﻿ / 41.667; 16.000﻿ (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Gulf of Manfredonia 41°26′N 16°0′E﻿ / ﻿41.433°N 16.000°E﻿ / 41.433; 16.000﻿ (Italy)  Italy 39°25′N 16°0′E﻿ / ﻿39.417°N 16.000°E﻿ / 39.417; 16.000﻿ (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Tyrrhenian Sea 38°44′N 16°0′E﻿ / ﻿38.733°N 16.000°E﻿ / 38.733; 16.000﻿ (Italy)  Italy 37°55′N 16°0′E﻿ / ﻿37.917°N 16.000°E﻿ / 37.917; 16.000﻿ (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea 31°17′N 16°0′E﻿ / ﻿31.283°N 16.000°E﻿ / 31.283; 16.000﻿ (Libya)  Libya 23°27′N 16°0′E﻿ / ﻿23.450°N 16.000°E﻿ / 23.450; 16.000﻿ (Chad)  Chad The meridian enters Chad at the country's northernmost point, on the Tropic of Cancer 7°30′N 16°0′E﻿ / ﻿7.500°N 16.000°E﻿ / 7.500; 16.000﻿ (Central African Republic)  Central African Republic 3°0′N 16°0′E﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 16.000°E﻿ / 3.000; 16.000﻿ (Cameroon)  Cameroon 1°45′N 16°0′E﻿ / ﻿1.750°N 16.000°E﻿ / 1.750; 16.000﻿ (Republic of the Congo)  Republic of the Congo 3°44′S 16°0′E﻿ / ﻿3.733°S 16.000°E﻿ / -3.733; 16.000﻿ (Democratic Republic of the Congo)  Democratic Republic of the Congo 5°52′S 16°0′E﻿ / ﻿5.867°S 16.000°E﻿ / -5.867; 16.000﻿ (Angola)  Angola 17°23′S 16°0′E﻿ / ﻿17.383°S 16.000°E﻿ / -17.383; 16.000﻿ (Namibia)  Namibia 28°15′S 16°0′E﻿ / ﻿28.250°S 16.000°E﻿ / -28.250; 16.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 16°0′E﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 16.000°E﻿ / -60.000; 16.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 69°41′S 16°0′E﻿ / ﻿69.683°S 16.000°E﻿ / -69.683; 16.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
